Functional Medicine
Designed to find what’s driving your symptoms.
Root-cause focused wellness programs designed for long-term healing, optimization, and sustainable health transformation — led by a doctorally-prepared, board-certified Nurse Practitioner.
Medical services currently operate in Nevada only. Health coaching is available nationwide.
The Process
The Functional Medicine Process
Every patient begins the same way — with data gathering and a Discovery Consultation — before choosing the care path that fits their goals, timeline, and commitment level.
Step One
Pre-Consultation Data Gathering
- Submit recent labs, preferably within the last 3 months.
- Symptoms and health concerns reviewed in advance.
- Personalized recommendations for additional comprehensive labs if indicated.
Step Two
Discovery Consultation — $275
- Comprehensive review of labs, symptoms, history and dysfunction patterns.
- Discussion of root-cause findings and recommended level of support.
- The same Discovery Consultation that serves as the entry point for all Lightning VIP programs.
Step Three
Choose Your Care Path
After your Discovery Consultation, your provider will recommend the path that best fits your clinical findings, goals, and timeline. Several structured options are available — ranging from self-guided wellness education and ongoing membership-based support to focused, time-bound intensive programs and long-term maintenance care.
Self-Guided Education
Self-paced wellness education and community support for those who want to learn and progress on their own.
Membership-Based Support
Ongoing root-cause continuity with regular provider access for steady, long-term guidance.
Intensive Programs
Focused, time-bound transformation that combines advanced testing, targeted protocols, and concentrated provider care.
Long-Term Maintenance
Lower-touch continuity care for patients ready to transition into sustainable, long-term support.
Because the right level of support is a clinical decision, your personalized recommendation is shared directly with you during your consultation — so your care path is matched to your needs, not chosen from a price list.
What functional medicine means here
Structured root-cause care, not trend-driven wellness.
At Lightning VIP, functional medicine is a structured, root-cause-oriented approach that looks at how your body is functioning as a whole and what may be driving dysfunction underneath the surface.
Systems-Based Care
We look at hormones, metabolism, gut health, inflammation, stress response, sleep, nutrition, and lifestyle patterns together instead of treating every symptom like an isolated problem.
Root-Cause Focus
Advanced labs, existing records, symptom patterns, history, and daily habits are reviewed together to understand what may be contributing to dysfunction.
Long-Term Improvement
Care may include targeted protocols, testing, nutrition and lifestyle strategy, education, and ongoing follow-up designed for meaningful change over time.
Common Questions
Frequently Asked
How is functional medicine different from regular primary care?
Primary care focuses on managing acute illness, prescribing medications, and providing preventive screenings within the insurance-based model. Functional medicine focuses on identifying and addressing the root causes of dysfunction — gut imbalance, chronic inflammation, hormone disruption, nutrient deficiencies, and the underlying patterns that drive symptoms.
Functional medicine takes longer visits, runs more comprehensive labs, and treats the body as an interconnected system. It complements primary care rather than replacing it.
Do I need a referral to start?
No referral is required. Every patient begins by submitting recent labs, completing the symptom intake, and scheduling a Discovery Consultation ($275). Your provider will then recommend the appropriate level of support based on findings.
What is the difference between Essential and Elite membership?
Essential includes a monthly 30-minute visit, ongoing lab review and care plan, and 25% off cash-pay HRT.
Elite adds an optional second 30-minute visit each month and Power Panel follow-up labs every 3 months.
Both tiers require a 6-month commitment.
How long until I see results?
Most patients begin noticing changes within 4–8 weeks of beginning a protocol — typically improved energy, sleep, digestion, or mood. Lab markers usually shift meaningfully by the 3-month follow-up window. Deeper changes may require 6 months or more of consistent work.
Do you accept insurance for functional medicine?
Functional medicine memberships, Intensives, and the Gut Reset are cash-pay services. Insurance does not cover the depth of testing and provider time required for root-cause work.
Some labs ordered during care may be billed through insurance depending on your plan.
What happens after I complete an Intensive program?
Patients who complete an Intensive typically transition into Long-Term Maintenance for lower-touch continuity, or stay in an Essential/Elite membership if their clinical picture still requires more active support.
Can I do functional medicine if I am already a Lightning Prime DPC member?
Yes. Lightning Prime handles day-to-day primary care, while functional medicine handles deeper optimization and root-cause work. If you enroll in a 3-Month or 6-Month Intensive, Direct Primary Care access is included.
Start Your Care Path
Start with an appointment.
Every Lightning VIP functional medicine journey starts the same way — a focused review of your labs, symptoms, and goals, followed by a clear recommendation on the path that fits you.